ROCHESTER, NY – Junior Luke Pilcher tallied seven points and freshman Clifford Gaston scored four goals to lead No. 1 RIT (16-1) to a 19-10 win over fourth-seeded RPI (10-5) in the Liberty League Semifinal, Wednesday. HOW IT HAPPENED Senior Quinn Commandant gave RIT a 1-0 lead on his goal off an assist from junior Dylan Bruno. Angus gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead on his goal and senior Ryan Barnable made it 3-0 on his goal off an assist from freshman Clifford Gaston. RPI's Rhys Zoldi got the Engineers on the scoreboard with his goal off an assist from Cooper Urban. Commandant scored his second goal of the opening quarter off an assist from Pilcher that made it 4-1, Tigers. Tyler Nalls scored with 1:20 remaining in the quarter to cut the RIT lead to 4-2. RIT scored the first three goals of the second quarter, taking a 7-2 lead on Pilcher's goal off a feed from Commandant. Urban made the score 7-3 on his goal with 5:49 to play in the first half. Trey Froelich and Connor Glosner each scored late in the second quarter to cut the RIT lead to 8-5 at halftime. Luke Murphy and Angelo Venuto scored two straight goals to start of the third quarter, cutting the RIT lead to 8-7 on Venuto's goal. The Tigers ran off three straight goals, taking an 11-7 lead on Pilcher's goal off a feed from senior Taylor Jensen. Venuto cut the Tigers lead to 11-8 on his second goal of the quarter. RIT closed out the third quarter scoring four straight goals, increasing its lead to 15-8 on sophomore John Mozrall's goal with 1:43 remaining. The Tigers scored the first three goals of the fourth quarter, increasing their lead to 18-8 on Angus' goal off an assist from Barnable. Sophomore Miles Tillman scored twice in the fourth, while Gaston and Angus each scored for the Tigers. RPI's Trey Berry tallied a late goal to make it a 19-10 final. GAME NOTES RIT fired 60 shots, including 39 on target. RIT finished 23-of-25 on clearing attempts, converted 4-of-6 man-up chances and scooped up 41 ground balls. Senior Drew Hutchison made eight saves in net to improve to 16-1 on the season. Angus scored three goals, while Barnable finished with two goals and two assists. Sophomore Mike Grace caused three turnovers and had five ground balls. Graduate student Jimmy Spillane won 15 draws and had nine ground balls. Venuto led RPI with three goals, while Urban finished with three assists. Joseph Perry made 20 saves in net for RPI. RIT is vying for its tenth straight Liberty League Tournament title. UP NEXT RIT will host No. 3 St. Lawrence in the Liberty League Championship on Saturday (May 7) at 3:00 P.M.